Tuesday 7 June 2011

Endotec II

Considering the ease and speed of lateral compaction as well as the superior density gained by vertical compaction of warm gutta-percha, Martin developed a device Called EndoTec II that appears to achieve the best qualities of both techniques.

In 1993, an Army group found they could measurably improve compaction while obturating a mandibular molar with a C-shaped canal by using the EndoTec in what they termed a “zap and tap”  maneuver: preheating the EndoTec plugger for 4 to 5 seconds before insertion (zap) and then moving the hot instrument in and out in short continuous strokes (taps) 10 to 15 times. The plugger was removed while still hot, followed by a “cold spreader with insertion of additional accessory points.

                                                   JOE — Volume 33, Number 5, May 2007

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